Candidates for the award are nominated by a Nomination Committee composed of
international experts in materials science. They will use their extensive
global networks to propose two candidates each for the award, taking the
following criteria into consideration: Originality, Quality, Impact,
Scientific reputation and Communication and presentation skills.
From the total number of candidates nominated, the Nomination Committee will
prepare a shortlist of three or four candidates to be submitted to the Judging
Committee, which will choose the winner.
DSM employees, members of DSM’s Scientific Advisory Board and IUPAC
functionaries cannot be nominated.